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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holy office

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
holy of-fice
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

name

The Inquisition.

Etymology

An English calque of Medieval Latin Sanctum Officium.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the Holy Office (canonical)

Questions

What does holy office mean?
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Where does holy office come from?
An English calque of Medieval Latin Sanctum Officium.

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